The proposed 19 month withdrawal leaves a “residual force” of up to 50,000 soldiers behind:
The Syrian “court” lacks basic elements of a fair trial like unfettered access to counsel, a systematic examination of evidence, and investigations into confession by torture:
- Rights Group Urges Syria To Eliminate Special Court (Washington Post)
The lawyers for the Sharif brothers claim Mr. Zardari controls the Supreme Court and the decision was “ordered”:
A resounding victory for women’s rights in the Arab world:
- 2 Palestinian Women Become Judges in Islamic Court (AP / Washington Post)
“Protesters say they fear that the government will use the presence of war graves on campuses as a pretext for official suppression of demonstrations, political or otherwise “:
- Student Protesters Arrested In Iran (Washington Post)
Technically, censorship laws make viewing this film illegal in Lebanon:
- Israel’s ‘Waltz with Bashir’ Misses an Oscar, but Scores in Lebanon (Christian Science Monitor)
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